10 Superstars WCW Completely Wasted

[@RemyKBartels]

11:56 its says Chris Benoit instead of Bret Hart

[@daviddiercks6127]

I was to make this comment as well. "Bret Hart" is spelled wrong....But, it's Simon Miller, so he gets a pass. He is human too.

[@stuart9411]

FUUUUUUUUHHHHH..!!!

[@Sabbathbloodysabbath666]

Isn’t it just nice to hear the GTA death noise when you see Benoit though. Golden

[@jays2670]

I think you could put Pillman on the list

[@smmshoe]

@@daviddiercks6127 Simon get a pass

[@arlopear7136]

It's really amazing that WCW went out business. The NWO storyline helped them take down WWF in the Monday Night Wars for 83 weeks & to boot they had a great midcard roster (Eddie Guerrero, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, Booker T, Steiners, Raven, just to name a few) Not only should they still be in business with that roster they easily could've stayed on top for another 10 years had they bothered to evolve.

[@dildonius]

Because they refused to DO ANYTHING with that fantastic undercard of theirs. They refused to do anything with ANYONE besides Hulk Hogan/Scott Hall/Kevin Nash/the other nWo "A-Team" players, Sting, and Goldberg.

[@ericarcieri3836]

NWO storyline also killed them way to many undeserving members Horace and disco inferno for example to many NWO factions Holly wood black n white wolf pac LWO Japan and European no room for other groups or stars 4 horsemen dungeon of doom or ravens flock just saying

[@dildonius]

@@ericarcieri3836 Dungeon of Doom was garbage.

[@chrisrd86]

Your right partly the nwo did help them take over wwe as the top promotion but they drove nwo in the ground it lasted too long and too many members and versions And never used chris jericho chris beniots Eddie and rest of the mid carders right hell stone cold was missed used in wcw one of the biggest stars in wrestling history and they failed him They relied on the big names too much when instead of getting them to put over the real stars there egos wouldn't let them had they did wcw might lasted longer might still be here

[@ultimatestoryteller]

I think Jericho , Benoit , Billy Kidman and Hitman are literally 4 superstars they could have done so much with but they never did.

[@vipset87]

practically any midcarder especially if not in the nWo

[@tonesdad0408]

1:10 you forgot, he's also genocidal too!

[@joshuasmith4989]

#1 says Chris Benoit 😂😂

[@ChristopherKelley100]

Bret who?

[@DenniWintyr]

He also called the NWA title the NWO title

[@bryanthewendigo1877]

Family killers don’t deserve any recognition

[@Thor-Orion]

Bret is definitely number 1, but Crispen Wah is probably a close second.

[@dukecrev626]

@@jacobhammond4481 according to SLI evidence suggested that he had depression and CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy). Which occurs after multiple blows to the head. This can lead to behavioral problems, mood problems, and problems with thinking. I am not fully defending him but you need to consider that he may not have had full control over what he was doing.

[@JoseFlores-xc7wu]

You forgot the Undertaker, triple h, Mick Foley, Brian Pillman

[@3Kraxy]

Jose Flores edge

[@nothing5283]

@@3Kraxy who?

[@connorrutherford1664]

11:56 botchamania

[@RemyKBartels]

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[@connorrutherford1664]

@@RemyKBartels not really tho is it

[@RemyKBartels]

@@connorrutherford1664 it is though

[@KalebCenite]

There is a text botch at number 1. Simon says Bret Hart but the text says Chris Benoit who was number 2 on the list.

[@itseldonthatweirdartist1720]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@SgtScorpious]

Editing fail, Simon says Bret Hart but text says benoit

[@ralph8677]

@9:22; You may want to check your math there Simon. I'm pretty sure December 27, 1993 to August 24, 1994 is a little longer than 2 weeks.

[@BreakingNVain]

He's not Simple Simon for no reason...

[@yungmanong7567]

Bret could have had great matches defeating and elevating the mid card rather than immediately pushing into an NWO storyline

[@jojolit2628]

Funny how Y2J and Stone Cold&HHH were in WCW at one point in their careers and end up changing the wrestling business WCW screwed ups big time

[@superrobz]

Sean O’Haire had future star written all over him

[@DAVIDNYC831]

Rob Picken I was going to say something similar to this so underrated

[@jeffbayard4368]

He was wasted by WWE, not WCW.

[@Britton_Thompson]

When your big "WCW wasted it's talent" video includes Jerry Lynn and Mike Awesome, but not Macho Man Randy Savage... 😳🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@dildonius]

Or Raven & his Flock.

[@tempestfennac9687]

Savage was at least booked as a main eventer for parts of his run in the company. His feud with DDP is credited with helping to get Page over too from what I can gather so that wasn't wasting him. How would you say he was wasted?

[@miketesterman]

Unsure why you believe this. Macho was used often, promoted often, and pushed in many main events.

[@Musiclover19]

Savage and Hogan were best buds again in WCW, which meant Savage was indeed in the main event scene. He DEFINITELY wasn’t wasted.

[@hectorvargasjr.6320]

I just wanna say that with all the craziness happening in the world right now thank u guys for putting out content like this daily so people have something to take their minds off.

[@jamalvargas6146]

10 superstars TNA completely wasted

[@UgoStrange]

That's a years worth of videos ending with Kazuchika Okada.

[@michaelgoodwin80]

Numbers 10-1 would be# "All of them"

[@usagentgaming3079]

@@UgoStrange I wouldn't put Okada on the list, he was there to learn not to win.

[@craiggrayson9036]

Simon is the adam to whatculture i don't understand why they don't get this yet!! We only want simon on these top ten list!

[@DoctorLazers]

Unfortunately, Sabu would eventually be wasted by WWE too. Yeah, I know he had issues with attitude and drugs but goddamn was he great.

[@eddiesanchez551]

Essentially all of them

[@shakeandjake_1]

Jerry Lynn's career in ECW and ROH should not be overlooked, folks. Guy was killing it.

[@hardnewstakenharder]

The only consolation for Bret Hart was that he was paid like 3 million a year, which was like 5 times what he was getting paid in WWF. Not bad for a wrestler past 40.

[@Red-lo5xn]

Ah yes, Bret the Rabid Wolverine Hart

[@RemyKBartels]

Rey mysterio Bret hart Eddie guerrero Bam bam Bigelow Chris jericho Stone cold Literally every luchador ever in the company

[@rhinonaryder6136]

at least they put the luchadors on the (mainstream) map

[@RemyKBartels]

@@rhinonaryder6136 AAA did that

[@FnRenner]

Every Lucha? That's just silly talk, especially if you compare WCW's Cruiserweight division to WWF's Light Heavyweight division. WCW pushed international lucha of both Mexican and Japanese styles by putting guys on TV like La Parka, Psychosis, Juvi, Eddie, Chavo, Rey, Kaz Hayashi, Ultimo Dragon. Then you had Americans and Canadians like Jericho, Benoit, Malenko, Lash, Shane Helms, and Billy Kidman. All given creative storylines and pushes on regular TV and PPV by WCW while at the same time WWF was underutilizing their guys under 215 like Taka, Brian Christopher, and Scott Taylor while giving Gillberg almost a year long reign with their belt. WCW's Cruiserweight division was a guarantee that Nitro and Thunder would have at the least one good-great match a night. WWE currently runs 7 hours of cable TV a week and a monthly PPV of aprox 4 hours. That's a ton of tv time and the only show where you are guaranteed to see at least one good-great match a week is in NXT, the show where the little guys wrestle. I'm not counting 205 Live because it is on the network and I'm not about spending my cash to watch something WWE themselves have forgotten about....again.

[@RemyKBartels]

@@FnRenner I somewhat agree with you but even on this list they show how eddie was under appreciated and they constantly unmasked luchadors which is the highest dishonor on a luchador and many luchadors retire after being unmasked and wcw knew that but didnt care and kept unmasking them

[@jasonwohlers8527]

They squashed Raven big time in WCW, thanks most in part to the nwo storyline

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

yeah the nwo storyline overshadowed a lot of talent that they had unfortunately with a huge storyline like that and being spread out through basically the entire roster it was unavoidable

[@FactoryFiction95]

*please dont be Cleary please dont be Cleary....* "OHH THANKGOD!! Its Simon...what a relief"

[@Shin-Blade]

I'm glad it wasn't Garreth...

[@saywhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat]

Glad its not Andy

[@Segwo]

Shin-Blade what?! Gareth is my new #2. What’s wrong with him?

[@BreakingNVain]

Simple Simon is fucking actual trash

[@arashi86]

11:56 somebody goofed

[@RemyKBartels]

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[@driftx2673]

Naw looks about right

[@timothybanks8546]

Mick foley , mark calloway ( undertaker) , rob van dam ( known as Robbie V) , sandman

[@XxrandomexexX]

But seriously was sandman gonna do anything with the name HAK

[@ralph8677]

Edge was there for a cup of coffee, too.

[@timothybanks8546]

Simarion Shade so was Triple h (terra ryzing)

[@somethingfishy6097]

@@XxrandomexexX I never understood why they signed him, he didn't fit wcw at all,

[@dildonius]

RVD was in WCW? Sandman was in WCW? IMO, they didnt waste Sandman then. Sandman is a guy who literally can only be successful in the original 1994-2001 ECW. Elsewhere he doesnt work. Because he cant wrestle for shit. He's little more than a badass entrance. Which is why he relies on the hardcore stuff. It's his crutch that he uses to mask his absolute garbage in-ring skill. Which works fine in an environment like ECW's. But in more "legitimate" promotions like WCW & WWF...yeah not so much.

[@raulsanem.5107]

WWE ruined DDP

[@anonluxor470]

It wouldn't a wcw list without Simon Miller being in it

[@anonluxor470]

Why? slaps head here's why?

[@somethingfishy6097]

I remember in 98 when wwf overtook wcw, I used to think "as long as we have jericho, Eddie, Booker t, Chris benoit, bischoff will push them eventually and wcw will get back on top again....nek minut

[@colindaniels945]

Vince McMahon once said that if WCW got Bret Hart that they wouldn't know what to do with him. Turns out that he was right.

[@abdullahahmed7906]

I'm here just because I love the way simon say "WCW" 😂

[@davidseals8848]

How many WCW stars did WWE burn or bury?

[@krylesangerbeaver]

WCW wasted Bret and that cut deep as a fan back then. Still, he was always great to watch. Met him at Comicon and he was a lot bigger than i thought he would be lol.

[@mrmcmahon2874]

Bret Screwed Bret, I have no sympathy what’s so ever for Bret.

[@Pastyovercoat]

Bam bam was also in the nwa back in the late 80s. He had a great match with Barry windham for the us title I do believe

[@aron7766]

Vampiro? Dude was one of the biggest draws in Mexico at the time along with Konnan, but they stuck him in the undercard with ICP.

[@IrvingDL506]

That picture of "tickles me" is gold

[@rydermccall3590]

JR, when they took him off commentary. SOLID MOVE BISCHOFF!

[@MuddieRain]

Technically every WCW wrestler career was wasted at WCW

[@TheSBleeder]

Eddie also got a little bigger between his WCW days and his main event run in WWE. And by "a little bigger", I mean he was taking some of Hogan's vitamins.

[@jack93111]

Bret should have known that hogan and all those other old timers werent going to share the spolight with him...WCW would have won the wars if they used Bret properly.... even Vince has said he was worried for bret that WCW wouldn't know how to use him and that they could have built their whole brand around him..if they did whether you liked him or not, it was true, Bret Hart was the best worker in the ring, he put guys over without question, but when others wouldn't do it to him he got pissed, who wouldn't.

[@maruku4445]

0:13 And here I thought saying that was deemed unacceptable and cancellable. Maybe you misspoke like that reporter that tried to say Lakers while covering Kobe Bryant’s passing. Or I could be mishearing it like that “Yanny vs Laurel” test.

[@stuckontube]

Also: Barry Darsow, Ray Traylor and Ted Dibiase...

[@tbonemann]

Do 110 wrestlers that WWE wasted

[@austinfields8293]

That SpongeBob bit was absolutely perfect LMAO

[@Robert-qv7wm]

Big Boss Man, he should be on that list!

[@stevegallo8483]

Bret Hart was a victim of two huge egos running wild in WCW: Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan.

[@tanvirali7817]

Bret , Jericho , Eddie , Stone Cold 😬 They really wasted 4 GOATS😂😂😂

[@Disciple_of_Cthulhu]

Did Mller just call the NWA World Heavyweight Championship the nWo Heavyweight Championship?

[@chrisveech7408]

A few others off the top of my head: Curt Hennig British Bulldog Dean Malenko Rey Mysterio

[@MusicbyJorgeRodriguez]

Still only watch WC because of you Simon 🥺

[@jonnyraigeous1671]

You said it correctly Simon. Dubbya See Dubbya is the preferred nomenclature. TY.

[@patriciajacobs8224]

*WCW stands for Wasted Championship Wrestling!!*

[@The-Real-Term]

Benoit made the list twice? 😂

[@crazycritter4255]

They fucked up with Undertaker, HHH, William Regal, Mick Foley, British Bulldog... Only ones they got right were Vader, Goldberg, Ron Simmons, Rick Rude, and DDP. BANG!!!!

[@RomaroBrandon]

I actually thought you were going to explaining why you say it that way. Some people say it's because you live in Southern England or UK. It would be nice to have confirmation from you Simon Miller.

[@indieauthorjasonblayne7511]

Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon, Triple H aka Terror Rizing, Brian Pillman

[@nocrot1]

11:56 good job @WhatCulture Wrestling

[@vndtta9361]

Chris Benoit for first and second place. I'm fine with this.

[@poolside16190]

Oh god was that Chavo as Kerwin White at 6:00 ?🥵

[@marknull6194]

Thank you for being in my life. I feel like I know you. You have got me through some depressing times. For that Sir I give it an up.

[@jayyymarinooo]

Simon: # 1 Bret Hart Visual: # 1 Chris Benoit 😂😂

[@DeePaigeTV]

Not only did you add Chris Benoit's name twice, you also misspelled Guerrero's name. Lol come on guys.

[@joshfenwick1479]

Here’s a challenge for u what culture. 10 wrestlers that have never made a whatculture list

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

I'm sure it was Hogan who was ruining Bret's WCW run with his backstage politics.

[@anirudh.v.n7636]

You should also add The Undertaker to the list

[@ajstyles7737]

Glad y’all mentioned mike awesome . First name I thought of . Mike was awesome

[@I_Am_The_Social_Reject]

The list would be too long if it was a WWE list

[@deandrenicholas2545]

Regardless of when they finally went out of business, the mishandling of Bret Hart was the deathnail for WCW...

[@MephProduction]

i think wwe also wasted Bam Bam... they made him loose to a Rugby player!!!

[@williamhowe1]

Football.

[@MephProduction]

@@williamhowe1 Doesn't that involved kicking a ball around not carrying it? Looks more like Rugby for snowflakes with all the padding and helmets... yikes.

[@bobjohnson5557]

@meph learn the difference between loose and lose before you talk back to others, idiot.

[@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas]

@@MephProduction Yeah I guess US military and police around the world that wear body armor is just a bunch of snowflakes.... And Rugby they don't hit near as hard as in football, because the pads allow you to hit harder because less of chance to hurt yourself.

[@dildonius]

@@MephProduction Football (Soccer), Rugby, and American Football are all cut from the same cloth. Variations on the same basic sport. You're an idiot.

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

Bam Bam Bigelow had no business jobbing to Oldberg!

[@brentOhlookAsnake]

You need to edit the #1 text. It also said Chris Benoit

[@All7media]

You just couldn’t wait a year to put this video out could you??

[@robertclark2253]

When introducing Bret Hart you had Chris Benoit's name on screen .

[@glennwelsh9784]

I can't believe WCW's midcard matches were referred to as the "car crash portion" of their shows during Eddie's tenure there. They were easily the most exciting and impressive matches on their shows. But I guess there were too many dummies out there who were duped into liking the typically generic punch-kick matches of a majority of the headline stars.

[@TheRealFandjango]

Buff Bagwell was one of the most over guys in the company. Could of had him feud with Big Poppa Pump for the TV or U.S. titles and prob should of had atleast a tag team reign with Steiner as well

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

Bret couldn't have a match around Starrcade 1997 because he had a no compete clause. He had to wait a while. Regardless they made him look stupid with the main event finish

[@josegalindo_16]

#1 Bret Hart but it says #1 Chris Benoit

[@DJDoubleCee]

Kevin Sullivan’s wife would probably still be alive right now if he never booked her in that angle with Chris Benoit.

[@Deathpool_04]

Kinda sad though. Benoit would probably be dead anyway from enlarged heart and Daniel wouldn’t be born.

[@jeremybird3467]

I dont care what anyone says...i was wcw till the very end...now i did know just how ridiculous it was in many areas toward the end...mainly late 99 to the end...but there was still some good parts...but i thought jerry lynn was called mr.jl...may ne wrong...shane Douglas finally got a push which i thought was great...unfortunately it was too late and wcw died...

[@SUPEREV4Nyt]

Number 1: Brett Hart Me: *But the title card says Chris Benoit*

[@RythmGkwd]

Saying Bret Hart but writing Chris Benoit is tight !!

[@chrisshaw5117]

Ultimate Warrior and Brutus The Barber Beefcake they definitely wasted oh yeah an earthquake

[@dildonius]

Ultimate Warrior wasted himself. He was garbage, especially by the time he went to WCW. Nothing they did was gonna make his run there work. Same with Beefcake. Beefcake was just Hogan's favorite bottom bitch and he squeezed a career out of it.

[@jeffreymark475]

Why would a superstar come in as an offical? Indeed. Makes me wonder why every big name TNA ever got their first appearance for the company was a "outside enforcer" for a main event

[@JJWestmoreland84]

Can we stop with the "WCW misused Bret Hart" bullshit? A) They couldn't use Bret in a wrestling capacity at Starrcade 97 due to his split with WWF. B) Bret was gone for a good bit during his 2 years in WCW( he left in 99 due to injuries and when he began to come back, Owen died, so his missed a good 6 months in that 2 year period. C) Having him feud with Flair, Luger, DDP, Curt Hennig, Sting, and Goldberg isn't exactly having him wrestle jobbers, and he did win the United States, Tag Team, and World title during his time in the company.

[@warlock12uk]

The editor needs a slap. Messes up the graphic on the no.1 entry on the list, and earlier on used a shot of Chavo Guerrero in his Kerwin White role in a really badly placed point over his uncle Eddie. Or was this supposed to be ironic?

[@IVIUT3D]

Only 10? The shorter list is what superstars they actually used correctly.

[@Kingbossdon]

Chris Benoit was wasted twice 11:56

[@enterusername2084]

Freeze frames make wrestling look so rediclous. They do themselves a disservice not letting you use video

[@DarthLee8472]

Sadly, Bret Hart's only highlight in WCW was when he knocked out Bill Goldberg on WCW Monday Nitro.

[@San-uv9ue]

Jackie Lee he had amazing matches with Benoit

[@jordacai6552]

Instead of the text saying Bret Hart it said Chris Benoit

[@AmariieMaerthos]

I'm surprised HHH wasn't on this list

[@bootman716]

Dustin Rhodes.Still doing his thing tho.

[@IntrovertedSpikeSpiegel]

Number one Bret Hart But it said Chris Beniot 🤣🤣🤣

[@elizabethsetlow862]

Mr. JL is pronounced Mr. L? And Chris Benoit is pronounced Bret Hart? British English really is stranger than just boots and chips...

[@gothchicksbongrips5712]

Love Bret Hart. In my top 5 all day everyday. But he chose to go to wcw for the money. Vince himself told Bret they wouldnt know what to do with him.

[@trinityj1]

Vince basically forced him to go. He'd chosen to stay with the WWF (for less money) and Vince didn't want to honour his contract.

[@jeffallen4393]

The main one you forgot is the undertaker but there is mire than that

[@titanhades4331]

You do know that most of these guys were wasted by WWE as well? Even the couple that found success later, were still wasted in WWE for large parts of their runs.